LILIUM 



LILIUM 



1871 



2162. Lilium speciosum. 



Hort., and v.ar. Schrymakersi, Hort., are all similar 

 to var. rubrum. Var. macranthum and var. multifld- 

 rum, Hort., are also similar, but are of larger, 

 stronger growth and more free-flowering. Var. Mel- 

 pomene, Hort., is of somewhat different habit of 

 growth than the type and has much deeper-colored fls. 



which are of a 

 rich carmine- 

 crimson, spotted 

 blood-red and 

 narrowly edged 

 white. Var. mag- 

 nificum, Hort., is 

 closely allied to 

 var. Melpomene, 

 but is larger in 

 every way, o f 

 stronger growth 

 and comes into bloom 

 a little earlier. J.H. 

 III. 68:125. G. 27: 

 469; 33: 689, 692. Var. 

 cruentum, Hort., is a 

 dwarfer form of var. 

 Melpomene, flowering 

 two weeks later. Var. 

 gloriosoides, Baker, 

 differs from the type in 

 its narrower Ivs., much 

 twisted gloriosa-like segms. and scarlet spots. Var. 

 album, Hort. (var. albiflorum, Hook.), has deep brown 

 bulbs, brown-tinged sts. and buds and unspotted white 

 fls. slightly suffused pink; anthers reddish brown. P.M. 

 8:127. Gn.W. 23, suppl. May 19. Var. dlbum ndvum, 

 Hort., has pure white fls. with yellow anthers. Var. 

 Kraetzeri, Duch., often sold as var. album, is quite dis- 

 tinct, differing in its yellow bulbs, entirely green st., 

 more pointed, brighter green Ivs. and green-tinged buds; 

 the fls. are pure white with a pale green stripe half- 

 way down the center of each segm. and reddish brown 

 anthers. G. 11:69; 15:97. Var. vestale, Hort., is simi- 

 lar. Var. punctatum, Lem., has yellow bulbs, entirely 

 green sts. and white or pale blush fls. spotted rosy crim- 

 son. It is of more delicate constitution than the other 

 varieties. Var. praecox, Hort., is similar, if not identi- 

 cal. There are also several other horticultural forms, 

 but they are not sufficiently distinct to be recognized. 



19. Henryi, Baker. Fig. 2163. Bulb similar to that 

 of L. speciosum, but often larger, deep reddish purple: 

 st. smooth, 4-^8 ft. high, deep green, heavily tinged and 

 spotted purplish brown: Ivs. 60-100, horizontal, 3-6 in. 

 long, %-lH in- wide, upper ones snorter and recurved: 

 fls. 1-20, 3-4 in. diam., inodorous, bright orange-yellow, 

 slightly spotted reddish brown and with a green band 

 at the base of each segm.; anthers orange-red. Aug., 

 Sept. Cent. China. B.M. 7177 (too light-colored). 

 Gn. 40:422; 55, p. 233; 60, p. 336. G.C. III. 8:380. 

 J.H. III. 42:131. R.H. 1903:232. G. 35:655. One of 

 the very best of all lilies for general cult., hardy, robust, 

 long-lived and easily grown in almost any soil and 

 situation. Sometimes called the yellow L. speciosum; 

 although it resembles that species in bulb and form 

 of fls., it is entirely distinct in habit of growth. 



StTBGENUS HI. MARTAGON. 



A. Lvs. mostly verticillate, usually 3-5- 



nerved. 



B. Species American. 

 C. Bulbs rhizomatous. 



D. Eastern species 20. superbum 



DD. Southern species 21. carolinianum 



ODD. Western species. 



E. Broad-lvd 22. pardalinum 



EE. Narrow-hd 23. Roezlii 



cc. Bulbs not strictly rhizomatous. 



D. Form oblique 24. Humboldtii 



DD. Form globular. 



E. Fls. yellow 25. columbianum 



EE. Fls. pink 26. Kelloggii 



BB. Species Old World. 



c. Fls. purple or white 27. Martagon 



cc. Fls. yellow. 



D. St. 2 ft. or less high 28. avenaceum 



DD. St. 3 ft. or more high 29. Hansonii 



AA. Lvs. scattered. 



B. The Ivs. many-nerved. 



c. Himalayan species 30. polyphyllum 



cc. Persian species 31. monadel- 



[phum 



ccc. European species 32. carniolicum 



BB. The Ivs. 1- or few-nerved. 

 c. Species European. 



D. Fls. red. [cum 



E. From Greece 33. chalcedoni- 



EE. From Alpine regions 34. pomponium 



DD. Fls. yellow 35. pyrenaicum 



cc. Species Asiatic. 



D. Fls. yellow 36. Leichtlinii 



DD. Fls. red. 



E. From Japan. [wiczii 



F. St. often 5 ft. high 37. Maximo- 



FF. St. not over 2 ft. high 38. callosum 



EE. From Siberia 39. tenuif olium 



BEE. From China 40. sutchuenense 



ccc. Species hybrid 41. testaceum 



20. superbum, Linn. AMERICAN TURK'S-CAP LILY. 

 SWAMP LILY. Fig. 2164. Bulbs rhizomatous, borne an 

 inch or two apart on stout rhizomes, globular or 

 nearly so, 1-2 in. diam., white, often tinged red or pink; 

 scales small, thick, sometimes jointed: st. stout, smooth, 

 3-8 ft. high, green, sometimes tinged purple, usually 

 bare of Ivs. for 5-6 in. above the surface: Ivs. horizontal, 

 2-5 in. long, J^-% in. wide, usually in 3 or 4 whorls of 

 4-10 Ivs. each, with a few scattered ones above: fls. 

 1-40, 3-4 in. diam., with segms. reflexed to the st., of 

 a brilliant orange-scarlet, shaded yellow and spotted 

 purplish brown at the base; anthers red. Late July to 

 early Sept. New Bruns. to Ont., Minn., Mo., and Ga. 

 El. 26. B.M.^Se. L.B.C. 4:335 (as L. autumnale}. 

 Gn. 30:8 and p. 9; 38:506. Gn.W. 22, suppl. Nov. 4. 

 The most magnificent and showy of native North 

 American species, well worthy of extensive cult. It is 

 considerably variable 



and there are interme- 

 diate forms between L. 

 superbum and L. cana- 

 dense. 



21. carolinianum, 

 Michx. (L. aulumndle, 

 Lodd. L. Michauxii, 

 Poir. L. Michauxianum, 

 Schult. L.superbumv&T. 

 carolinianum, Chapm . ) . 

 SOUTHERN SWAMP LILY. 

 Allied to L. superbum, 

 but the bulbs more 

 nearly resemble those 

 of L. pardalinum: st. 

 smooth, slender, 2-4 ft. 

 high: Ivs. horizontal, 

 deep green, 2-3 in. long, 

 %-l in. wide, usually 

 in 5-6 whorls, with a 

 few scattered ones above 

 and below: fls. 1-3, 3-4 

 in. diam., delicately fra- 

 grant, of the same color 

 as L. superbum, but with 

 a paler, almost white 

 throat. Late July, Aug. 

 Va. to Fla. and La. Of 

 easy cult., but rather 

 more tender and not so 



desirable as L. superbum. 2163. Lilium Henryi. ( x M) 



